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Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
THE SOUTH.

W. l.. ROYAL, of Richmond, Va. repre-
senting the British holders of Virginia
bonds. recently made all offer Of cCmpro-
mise to the finance committees of the two
houses of the Assembly, but il was re-
jected.
A MAJORITY of the New York creditors
of Benlee & Wolf, of Louisville, KY, have
decided 10 refuse the firms offer of 1915
per cent. in settlement of claims.
The steamer a. G.. Hendy struck a big
log IN the Tennessee river above Chatta-
nooga, Tenn, the other day and split from
stem TO stern. The passengers were saved.
FIVE men were blown to pieces and a boy
seriously injured by an explosion of the
boiler at Winchester's saw mill ut Tilton
Ga, on the 18th.
JONES' HAMILTON & BARNETT, merchants
and bankers OF Caldwell, Tex, have AS
signed with S7o, go assets and 400 O0J lla-
bilities. Cause, slow collections.
THE steamer Hamilton, of the Maryland
oyster navy has been fired on by dredgers
and driven away from the oyster beds. She
was recently in Baltimore to obtain bet
ter supply of ammunition
JOHN $. BARBOUR has been elected to
succeed Senator Malone, of Virginia
CAPTAIN q. W. KNOTT. an English officer
collecting wild waterfowl near Corpus
Christi, Tex, for museums, was drowned
the other night.
THREE masked highwaymen recently
halted the mail carrier between Minneola
and Mount Sylvan, Tex, and compelled
him to deliver up the mail pouch. The
robber cut the pouch open, but found only
one registered letter
w. L. MATHEWS, a large cattle man OF
Frazier, Tex, who had disposed Of a ship
ment of cattle for &, 200 cash, was sand
bagged while walking from the depot to
his hotel at Fort w orth the other night and
robbed.
A MURDERER named James Chastine
starved himself to death in Jail Ut Blrming-
ham, Ala, recently.
3. RITzEwILER wholesale and retail drv
goods and clothing, of Jacksonville, Fla,
has assigned. Liabilities over $50 900; as
sets 100000.
JOHN HARRINGTON, young merchant of
Petty. Tex, died recently or hydrophobia.
he was on a business trip to Denton County
a few days ago, when he was bitten III the
lace by mad dog.
STATE meeting to further immigration
to Texas met at Dallas on the 2Ist, with
delegates from every representative dis
trict. to consult how best to obtain an in
creased flow OF immigration and capital in
TO Texas. Ex-senator Maxey was elected
permanent chairman.
ERNEST stone and Dudley NAYS, OF
OwingsvIlle. KY, and two negro women
were killed oy train while crossing a rail
road track recently in a carriage. All four
were Intoxicated at the time
OBADIAH Ross. serving a life sentence
Tor murder i'll the Georgia peailentiary, has
been pardoned by Governor Gordon.
A NEW steel bridge is to oe built across
the Rio Grande at Laredo, Tex.
InE wife and daughter of Ed. McLeer, a
Vicksburg (Miss.) pilot, was bu: ned TO
dea the other night In their home.
RIOT occurred at Glen Mary, Tenn, the
otner night when a mass OF colo. ed AID
Nn.e w"rkmen bes-ame involved in a quar-
rei, Following pay day, and too much in
uulgencc in drink. Over 200 shots were
nre l. Michael Murray and q hoy were
. KILLED an os.isrs injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
WASHINGTON NOTES.

f. p. devices has been promoted to a
$1,000 place in the National Department of
Justice and W. 1. Hill, of Marlboro, Md,
has been appointed to Devices vacant po-
sition.
THE President has decided to appoint
Stephen A. De Wolfe Associate Justice OF
the Supreme Court OF Montana.
REPRESENTATIVE s. c. MoFAFTT, of Michi-
gan, was reported lying seriously i'll at
Wizards Hotel at w Washington. A car
buncle on the chin was the primary
cause of his illness.
SECRETARY FAIRCHILD has ordered the
collectors OF customs at all the principal
ports to be extra vigilant in preventing
any violation of the Alien Contract Labor
law. This was because of the report that
2OOO Belgian miners were to be imported
for the Lehlgh Valley mines of Pennsyl-
vania
The international revenue receipts of the
hrst five months Of this fiscal year were
50, S54, 743 more than in the corresponding
time last year.
THE United States steamship Dolphin
has been ordered by Secretary Whitney to
go in search of the huge Nova Scotia log
raft adrift on the ocean.
SENATOR DoLPH has reported from the
Committee on Foreign Relations and The
Senate has adopted in secret session u res
olution calling on the Secretary of State for
the correspondence and records of the
State Department relating to the German
occupation OF the Samoan Islands and
Utapa.
EDWARD ATKINSON, specially appointed
by the President to inquire as to the posi-
bility of forming bimetallic international
union for the free coinage of silver. reports
discouragingiy. there being an entire lack
of any thing like organization in Europe
for the purpose above-named.
REPRESENTATIVE s. G. MoFFATT, of Mich
lgan. died at the Providence Hospital,
Washington, on the ed.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
THE WEST.

J. F. STUDEBAKER, the youngest OF the
noted carriage and wagon manufacturing
firm. died In Chicago recently, aged forty
three.
THREE sailors from the British war yes
sci Triumph have made their escape ny
Jumping overheard in San Francisco Day
and swimming several miles 10 shore
TuE beer pool, il was recently stated at
Chicago. had decided to boycott all gram
grown in Iowa and Kansas.
THE employees of the Minnesota Granite
Company, OF Chicago, have struck, DELAY
ing work on the great Auditorium build
ing.
TIE ppellate Court OF Illinois, sitting at
Chicago, has refused to advance the Chlca-
go boodlers' cases from the March cal
endar.
THE safe of Robert Clarke & Co. book
sellers of Cincinnati. o., was broken open
by burglars the other night and 800 IN
money and some jewelry stolen
WoRKMEN in the new opera house at
Marshalltown, Iowa. recently found gas
pipe bomb, with fuse attached, in an un-
finished brick fiue. On the bomb being
lighted terrific explosion resulted.
A NUMBER of horses in Mercer County,
o.. have died of the CHAMBERS, and the dis
ease has a firm hold.
JUDGE ALLEN q. THURMAN Will assist the
prosecution in the Columbus (O.) election
tally sheet forgery cases
A DESTRUCTIVE cyclone visited Washita.
Armstrong and Green, in the Indian Ter
ritory, on the 18th. French Adams, of the
army Washita, and five other persons
We're killed, many more were seriously in
jured and the places above named terribly
wrecked.
THE Missouri Supreme Court delivered
an opinion on the 10Th, declaring the Wood
Local Option law constitutional.
NEWT VORCE, the Colorado desperate,
was driven out of the dugout near Deer
Trail, in which he had taken refuge, by fire
and giant powder He was lodged III jail
ut Denver
louisville, Ind, was reported in flames
on the morning of the 20th.
ENOUGH money has been collected to en-
sure monument to the Chicago policemen
who were killei by the bomb throwing in
the Haymarket.
FIFTY Chinese women said to have been
imported for immoral purposes have been
sent back from San Francisco.
THE boiler of the creamery at Palestine,
ten miles from Chester. ILL.,, exploded the
other morning, seriously inJuring Henry
Miller and William Getting and seriously
injuring three others. A fragment of the
boiler struck pair of horses hitched near
by. tearing their heads of.
MISS BESSIE LONG. of Russellville, KY,
has mysteriously disappeared from the
Mount Auburn Institute at Cincinnati.
By an explosion of natural gas in stove
at the house If James Lundy. Findlay. O.,
on The 22d, Mrs Lundy and child were
killed and two other children and Lee hus-
band injured.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
THE WORLD AT LARGE.
Summary of the Daily News.
CONGRESS


In the Senate on the 18th a communica-
ton was received form the Secretary of the
treasury transmitting report by Agent Tingie
OF the condition of affairs on the seal islands OF
Alaska. Several bills were reported from COM
mittees and q number OF bills introduced Mr..
rugn onereo resolution that the most i'm
portant and pressing duty OF the pres
ent session Is to revise the present tariff
laws so as to reduce the annual revenue to the
necessary wants OF the Government and ad-
dressed the Senate at length. Adjourned go.
When the House met the Speaker announced
the Committee on Rules. Mr.. Dibble offered a
resolution referring the report OF the Court OF
Claims upon the French spoliation claims TO the
TO report, which caused some debate, but tho
resolution was adopted. After adopting u
number OF minor resolutions the House ad-
journed-
Is the Senate on the Goth petitions were
presented in favor OF the Blair Educational
bill Several bills were reported from commit
tees, among them a bill to place the name OF
Mrs. John A Logan on the pension roll at
1000 per year. A resolution by Mr. Call TO
print in the Congressional Record the memorial
of the Constitutional Convention of Utah occa-
stoned q lively tilt between Messrs. Call and
Edmunds- The Blair Educational bill was then
taken up for consideration. Soon after as
sembiing the House adjourned that the Com
report
In the Senate on the 21st the House
resolution 20 adjourn to January came up for
final action and brought on a lively debate
which included tariff reduction, the disposition
OF the surplus, the strengthening OF coast de-
lenses. and other national questions that Sena-
tors delight TO talk about. The resolution was
finally adopted and the Senate adjourned. In
the House the Committee ON Rules made q
partial report which was adopted and the House
adjourned.
WHEN the Senate met on the ed Mr..
Dolph introduced bill to provide for the pay
ment OF claims for Indian depredatons. The
Senate then took up the joint resolution pro-
posing constitutional amendment prohibiting
bigamy and polygamy. upon which Mr.. Dolph
addressed the Senate. After transacfing minor
business and brief exective session the Sen
ate adjourned until January 4. In the House
but little was done. Mr.. Burrows, of Michigan.
announced the death OF his colleague, Hon. S.
G. Moffat, and presented appropriate resolu-
TONS The resolutions were adopted and the
House adjourned to January 4.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
THE EAST.

A STREET demonstration in honor of the
Pope took place in Pittsburgh, Pa, on the
18th, over seven thousand persons from
various cities being in line.
EX-SECRETARY MANNING was reported
critically i'll at Albany, n. ", on the 18th.
THE converting, blooming and rail de-
partments of the Edgar Thompson steel
works ut Braddock, Pa, have been closed
down. The shut down will throw several
thousand men out of employment.
TELL 5. L. CRANDALI., formerly lawyer
and real estate broker in Troy, N. ", re-
Gently shot his wife, his mother-in law.
Mrs. s. s. Stone, his step-daughter, Julia
Bulkley, and himself at their home in
Ballston, Pa. Ali were dead but his wife,
and she was reported dying. His wife had
money and the quarrel was over its con-
troll
II. S. IVES has brought suit for damages
against Drexel, of the Cincinnati. Hamilton
& Dayton, who recently had him arrested
for hypothecating check for Sl00, CO.
THE gasometer on a reservoir tank that
holds the entire supply of gas for Potts
vile, Pa, exploded the other afternoon,
wrecking every thing and causing loss
of $4,000. No one was hurt.
E. J.. PACKER, one of the largest whole
sale dealers in pine lumber at Pit; sbursh.
Pa, has confessed judgement for over
$4,000, $2S.65O to the Peoples National
Bank and $l2. lOi to the Second National
Bank. The banks interested believe he will
pay dollar for dollar.
AuRD, WAITE & Co, dry goods, of Brook
iyn. N. Y. have made an assignment The
liabilities are reported at about SITS, OOo,
chiefly due in New York.
FLEICHMAN & Co.'s dry goods store. Mar
ket street, Pittsburgh Pa, was DESTROYED
by IRE on the night of the 2lst- Three iire.
men were seriously injured by the fall OF a
floor. The damage amounted to $30O,O
REPRESENTATIVE of the principal wooden
and worsted manufacturers met at New
York on the 2Ist and formed a combina.
ton.
A SUCCESSION OF explosions occurred al
the Jefferson & Clinton -four mills, Mill
street, Rochester, N. Y, on the afternoon
ofthe 2lst caused by a leakage of naphtha
from the pipe leading from the gas house
20 the Vacuum oil works. Immense dam
age was done, two men being killed and
two others being unaccounted for.
A NATIONAL. convention OF veteran
soldiers and sailors has been called 10 meet
on March at New York to indorse rated
service pension bill
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
JURY DISCHARGED.
Pentecorr iIfgrins.

NEW YORK, Dec 23.-Rev. Hugh o. Pen
tecost has hired Library Hail, Newark. for
a series Of Sunday meetings. He will be-
GIN his services on New Years Day. and il
is believed that a l"rgs pos ton OF the con
gregation OF the Belleyille Av.-n re Congre-
gatiOnal Church VIII leave this church and
follow their pastor. II tLev do. it il be-
lieved that th: church will b . unable 10 go
on, as the congregation is neither large nor
wealthy
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
n.,c@1I and I,rnnk and Died.

CLIFTON SPRINGS. n. Y. Dec. 3-One Of
the merriest OF the guests al the wedding
or John Andrews AMI Mary DuSsell in the
neighborhood last night WAS William Hli.-
man. a wealthy farmer and widower OF tn
town OF Milo, Yates County h dances
with the bride and drank her healih wit
the BOYS At one this morning he startr'
o drive alone in .his sleigh TO his HON
seven miles away. AT about daylight n
horses. with the empty sleigh arrived
his house, and search was immediately bt
run through the failing snow Tor Mr. M"
nan He was found AT noon 10 day. lrUzr
o death and lying IN sn"woanK-
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29

For the three counties of Grant, Greeley and
Kearney, census takers appointed some
months ago and made their reports, but the or
ganization OF these counties is delayed by suits
now pending in the Supreme Court. Tue re-
turns of the census takers are as follows:
Grant. .........2, ZIG Greeley ...........2.6I
kearneY... ..-....2, S9l -
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29

DURING November 1892 Immierlnts y
wed In his country, against BLOB III ~
embe-, IeS6.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
Peruvian Einnncrs-

LIMA, Dec. 23.-The Government has
made a decree regarding paper currency
which. II il believed, VIII Ina a few DAYS
ameliorate the existing cr,iica state OF
fairs One per cent !. onLhly OF ths GUS
Com house dues IN silver Is destined for the,
'urchase OF bank notes, which will be-.
b 'rned. as will also five per cent. or the
oauk notes which the custom house re-
= ives for duties The coinage OF fraction
Il money in he mint in lyer. has been
leclared Tres Issr the next six mouths
Mrs. Cleveiands Saturday art .rrO7n re-
options viii begin Iannary q 4 eoutinucr
-lternate Saturday : tia ouguout tie seusA a
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29

. .
Adding these figures to the aggregate popula-
ton of the fifteen counties organized since the
apportionment of 1885, makes q total OF STRIP
inhabitants living in eighteen counties. who
will. practically, have no vote in the next House
of Representatives.
II, however, these eighteen counties were
added to the eighty-seven that are assigned
Representatives under the present apportion-
uent. 105 of the 125 Representatives.. 10 which
the House is limited. would be absorbed, leav-
ing only twenty TO be distributed. on the basis
OF population, among the more populous coun-
ties. The result of this would be that fully
thirty counties. each having less than 5000 in
habitants and aggregate population, as
shown by the census OF March ], 1885,, of only
100, O5. would have an aggregate of thirty Rep
resentatives: while twenty-five counties haV-
ing an aggregate population OF 5Ss3.537. would be
reduced 10 one Rep: esentative each, and six
other counties having an aggregate population
of 239 943, would be reduced TO two Representa-
tiyes each In other words. thirty counties.
having aggregate population of only l0S, 305,
would have thirty votes in the House. one for
every 1876 Inhabitants, while thirty-one other
counties, having an aggregate population of
S95 49,, would have only thirty seven votes, one
for every p, 80 inhabitants.
It be apparent, in view OF these facts.
that 10 apportionment that can be made under
the provisions OF our present constitution.
would correct the inequalities of representation
you deplore and IL is equally apparent that If
new apportionment could be made this winter
based on the census of 1857. these inequalities
would only be made more conspicuous and oD-
noxious.
You may. of course, urge that the Legislature
could submit 10 the people for ratification such
amendments TO the constitution as would in
sure just apportionment in 1851. But such
amendments might have been submitted dur
ing the session OF 1886. when the question OF
apportIonment was under consideration. or dur
ing the session of 1887. The defects and inc
qualities OF our present system were just as up
parent then as they are now Indeed they have
been universally acknowledged curing the past
six or eight years. and yet successive sessions
OF the Legislature have taken steps 10 cor
rect them What assurance. then, could be af-
forded that the Legislature. IL convened in
ira session this winter. would adopt any meas
ures for correcting these conceded inequali-
uess
The fact is that Kansas has outgrown It's or
ganic law, and that its different parts not
be made 10 mt the great State Of -he present
II may be true, as you urge. that many Of our
laws need revision This argument might be
made in support of demand for extra ses
sion of the Legislature ~ any time I can not
believe. however il would justify extra SEES
sion of the Legislature this winter.
Yours very respectfully
TSigncd1 JOHN A MARTIN.
Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-12-29
KANSAS STATE NEWS.

School Indebtedness OF Kansas.
The following table shows the school
bonded Indebtedness OF the State BY coun-
lies:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
FyPoSryG Az ATTEMPT TO BRIBE

Inspector Taarc. OF the sanitcry Bureau, reported
to IA, superior officers last week that an attempt nan
bcru made 10 blbe him. An order had been servon
nm H,uctt Harris and Bernard BlOOmberg, OF Nos IA
and 2t6 East broadway, directing them to make some
necessary alterations in the drain pipes of their houses
and a,Gc had been II the order was oDeyed
lie fnuud that the needed work had not been done ana
ne sad that Harris and Bloomler had offered to pay
him $40 II he would make favorable report and help
Them cvalc the orler President bayle'i oi the iieah
u"awI consulted with Police Inspector Byrnes ana
nrtrrttvc Scrlcants Hickey and Heidelberg were do
ta,s Yesterday assist In getting evidence against
the two brbciS. a.. to,.o, T., roet
UrraJway and receive the bride If II was again offered
Ihr detectives watched and saw him receive the money
,-LIrh WAS anerwad marked for ldentlhcatoh.
raa r then went with the officers before Justice Dufy,
I'm the Essex Market Police Court, and made an n
,layit The marked money was attached 10 the am
,i',yt a. EVIDENCE On warrants Issued by JustLS3
Dutfv Il q detectives arrested Harris ana BloontHss
Yesterday and locked them up at Police HeadQuSters
The prisoners admitted that thoy had paid the money
Ia Taane Inspector Byrnes said They williDe ar
rlIn~i I'm court on a charge OF bribery this mbrning
Probably Taatre will not be nsuled by the oiRr OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-09-25
UETEPlNS STiRTING FOR ST. LOCLS.

A LARGE DELEGATION IEAvFs BIsrON-PREFER-
ENCEs FOR COMMANDEKI CHIEF.
BosToS, sept. II tSpecnb.-rhe Mas achusetts dele
gates to the Grand Army encampmen at st. Louis left
Boston today Among the high officers who 90 from
Massachusetts are Major George Merrill who IN $50
was Department Commander AMI later COmaandcr'in-
Chief OF the whole order; Captain j. g. b. Adams. who
was Department Commander Ia 1879; George W.
Creascy, Department Commander I'm 1881; George ;.
Evans Department Commander In 1853 John W.
Ierscy. Department Commander IN 1850; General
john l. Ot- member Of the National Council Of Admin
is,raiion and Assistant AdlutantGrnenl Alfred C.
Monroe who was National Assistant Allulnt General
under Comman Ter iu.C Chief Merrill The delegates e
CHARLES y Nash. Department Commander James
Kindic. Department Junior Wee Commander; Alfred e.
Monroe, Assistant Adlutant-G General; L. 1. Rollins,
Boston; v f. ladd. Groveland; J. VI. Holt
quincy; Theodore LclH. B'ston; T. W Llthro2
Springfield; pr George f.. Pnkhsm. Lowell Dr. A. NJ.
Dudley salem Dr. j. T.. Brewster Plymouth; \. j.
Wilson, Brighton; +, II. Smith. Andoyer; c. b Macy
Fitchburg; W. A. Chambtrn. Pi,tsheli; b. |. Lowell
Weymouth f. l. MArtcl Camhri i;"port; ". :. H'N.
lCy. Gus; H. r. wallace. Beverly W H. Ndic. Eu't
Boston: and H. T. OaKman. dorchester
Tho Nomcus Relief Corps will a'so have large repre-
Asac, IiarAcr Brockton; dept president. Mrs Ehl-
beth A. Turner. Boston; dept senior vc'-prc-ideut
ian,r yicc.rrc,ient Mary i. lliiott, somervi,io;
Dept. secretary Florence b-rSer,, MAJ
F. iuner, EA,, uo,jon; Past National President I, b.
Wheeler. south Boston; Past National SECRETARY htr-
rirfir T. Reed. Dorchester: National Aide Louisa \.
Mlr.i.un Boston. Mrs Josie A Burlick North Adams;
Ms Eiila T. stiles. Lyuu Mrs EHily l. Clara North
apfpfou. A. Iunla VI Barrett Mcrosc; Mrs. Anne t.
Bell Boston Mrs Clara \. Irask, B~veriY; Mrs Pau-
Ca,l,r.,gr: Mrs Iva cook, Gloucester. Mrs Amanda
Hartgrll Greenfield; Mrs. t. 4. Rollins. south Boston,
Mira Lucy A. Shirley, Lowell; Mrs. l.. NJ Farrsr, East
HAMPTON.
The encampment ia looked forward 10 bv Grand Army
men with Interest because or the important qurs
tons likely up chief among these Is the attitude
az President Cleveland toward the veterans as shown IN
81
supear 10 succeed General Farchid ia the position OF
Henry Warner 1locum. OF
Ncw- York; and william Warner OF Kansas city Gen
eral slOcn's candidacy IL opposed by some IN Maasa
chn.ets ground that he has heretofore strvcn To
Introduce politics the Grand Army. o I'd divert the
organization 10 political ends Comrade Warner Is ono
OF the most successful lawyers 10 ths Vast lie served
I'm NJ .consln regiment and he has already held the
position OF senior NiceC Ommanderin-Chie 10 IL be-
hcyed that the Massachusetts delegates Will support